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Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

8 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Michigan. In fact, 5,939 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Michigan to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular online school in Michigan for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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#2

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Davenport University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 45% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Marquette.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at Northern Michigan University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 45 students majoring in education at Oakland, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

Adrian College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Adrian.

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#7

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Berrien Springs.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
Ohio 9,238
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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